Rail-spike.



G. H. NUR RGER.

RAIL- .APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 19,-1912 1,042,955, Patentedfoct. 29,1912. Egg. '1. 'Ji-g'. i

GEORGE H. NRNBERGER, WLGA, ILLINOIS.

RAIL-SPIKE.

Loaaeos.

Specioation of iettersatent.

Patented oca-29,1912.

Application med March 19,' 1 91'2. seriaiimesasis.

lb all. whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE II. NURN- cenone, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residingat lVelga, in the county of Randolph and State ofIllinois, have invented new and irsefulv Improvements in` Rail-Spikes,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to rail. spikes and has for an object to providea device of this character which may be securely braced against the railtie so as to prevent the spike from. bending back under the lateraleXpansion or movements of the rail with which the spike is'associated.

In the drawing forming a portion of this application and in which likeletters of reference indicate similar parts' in the several views:*I"igure l is a side view of the spike.

Fig. Q is a rear view thereof. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1showing the spike associated with a rail tie and rail.

The spike comprises a shank or stock 1 which is pointed at its lower endas at 2.

The shank l, whileshown as of rectangular 'configuration may be of anysuitable obvious shape which may be found most desirable for thepurpose. At the upper end the shank is provided with a head 3 having parallel sides 4: which extends laterally beyond the shank l. These sidesmerge into the forwardly extending lip 5 of the spike as shown.

Beneath the head, the spike is-provided. with an i'iitegral brace 6having a relatively broad horizontal. surface 7 which extends beyond theopposite sides of the shank. The' sides of the brace 6 4are curvedupward as at e 8 into the lower surface of the head', being spaced fromthe under surfaces of the head so as to present relatively longintervening grooves therebetween for the reception of a erowbar, likeimplement or extracting tool, not, shown. The forward surfaces 9 ofthebrace 6 are beveled upwardly and outwardly in the direction of theundersideof the lip "5 of the spike. YThese surfaces 9 conform with theangle of a fish plate as shown in Fig.- 3 and are adapted to contacttherewith.

In this manner the spike is rovided with a plurality of contacting suraces to lengage the object to -be anchored. That is to say that whilethe surfaces 9 engage against the lish plate the lip 5 engages againstthe rail, as shown. l

From the eonstructiondescribed it is evident that the surface 7 securelybraces the shank of the spike so as to prevent the bendingof the latter0n lateral movement of the rail. y

I claim.:-

A spike comprising a shank having a head at one end, the said headAbeing extended foi wardl-y from the side of the shank so as to presentarelatively broad lip7 the sides of the head being `extended laterallyfrom the opposite sides of the shank, and an integral. y

anchoring member formed .upon the shank and disposed below the plane ofthe head and having a horizontally disposed `contacting surface having alength transverse the spike greater than the similar dimension of thehead and provided with sides which are curved upward in the .directionof the lateral sides of the head, the anchoring member at the junctureof the horizontally. disposed contacting surface and the curved sidespresenting vertical edges of material thickness whereby to provide ananchoring member in rear of the spike having a dimension transverse thespike exceeding the similar'dimension of the head, and a materialthickness to provide an effective resist-in element.

In testimony whereof I aliiX nay-signature in presence of two witnesses.

' vGrlilOItGrll H. NRNBERGER.

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Washington, D. C.

